The police major investigated in connection with a cheating scandal at the Winder Police Department was returned to active duty Monday night and appointed interim police chief. Major Jim Fullington, a retired special agent in charge of the Athens office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, had been on leave since Nov. 1 along with chief Dennis Dorsey and Lt. Frank Farr. Dorsey and Farr both resigned last week after being confronted with the findings of an external investigation, but the investigation did not implicate Fullington.

Following a closed session of the Winder City Council Monday night, Mayor David Maynard issued the following statement: “Effective December 2, Major Jim Fullington has been returned to full active duty with the Winder Police Department. My review of all the information concerning the improper testing procedures led me to the conclusion that Major Fullington acted properly in response to the information he received. He is now acting interim Chief. The investigation is now closed. The City will immediately begin the process to hire a permanent Chief.”

Maynard added: “Major Fullington understands the process that the City went through and appreciates the support of the Administration. He pledges his full dedication to move the department forward during this interim period.”

I feel bad for Dorsey he is a good chief and was done in by power hungry personnel. its surprising that his second in command survived without a scratch. i guess now they will pretend to look for a chief and then make fullington the permanent chief. No one at the department will ever trust him as chief because all will know how he got there. the morale is going in the crapper and it will not come back for a while. fullington is going to have to start hiring people that will be loyal to him. i hate that we lost our chief this way because he is a much better chief than fullington, the city council and mayor will see what a mistake it was too let him go. this whole thing was orchestrated as a power play. those are my feeling looking through the glass

No kidding. Wasn't Wild the one that was arrested for having bad checks all over the city? And, Deal...who are you to talk about ethical? Mayor and council...you've made a huge mistake. You should know better.

So, Joe...have you had the opportunity to look at the officer's personnel files? If so, how? I had the opportunity to work with all 3 of these officers and highly praise them. As far as a couple of bad checks, are you so blessed that you never had to wish for payday to come before your check? Have you never needed food (yes, this check was for groceries) at the same time your check was to be deposited? What can you possibly dislike about Cooper and Deal? Spill it Joe, since you have supposedly looked at their personnel files.

So its ok if I write a check that I know is bad and then not try to make it right when they notify me as long as I'm hungry? Wild should be gone.
I cant say anything bad about Cooper because ive never heard of him. He must be new.
deal I have heard of but only because of arrest so I guess he is ok

I'm not sure Deal will like being grouped with those other two.....just saying

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